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| Yowie |
"Harry Andruschak" <catharemeunuch@aol.comfyChair> wrote in message
news:20040729042427.12901.00000639@mb-m06.aol.com...
> 29 July around 1:15 AM
>
> The September 2004 issue of CAT FANCY magazine arrived today, and two
items
> interested me. First was an article on cat food, with nary a mention of
how
> evil dried food was. The second was a mention that cats do not like
perfumed
> litter. I know this by experience, and all the litter I use nowadays has
no
> perfumes or scents added.
>
> Which brings me to my question of the week: do cats dislike incense? Yes,
I
> have a reason for this question. Should I continue to avoid its use in my
> apartment? Right now, I leave the windows open 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year.
> Of course there are screens in the windows to keep the cats inside and the
> insects outside.
>
> Max, I am pleased to report, has started to come into the living room once
> more. When I get home at midnight, he is about half way up the new cat
tree.
> Fluffy and Silver will greet me at the door, and Czarina will wait until I
turn
> on the kitchen light.
>
> Right now, Czarina is resting on the platform above my monitor, where I am
> typing this. She is quite content, since this platform is higher then the
chair
> on which Fluffy is relaxing. Fluffy is content since she is right next to
me
> when she wants to be petted. Also, she is on a heated cat pad, and Czarina
> isn't. Both are purring. And it is time for me to go to bed.
>
>
> Reply to TheEunuchPagan AT aol DOT com
> Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails
> Eunuch, Solitary Pagan, and Cat-Daddy to
> ^..^ Czarina, Max, Fluffy, and Silver ^..^
> Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge: Tyler, Pearly, and Conway
> <Because Nice Matters>
I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
use.
Yowie
(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
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| Dan M |
> I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
> incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
> another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
> likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
> use.
>
> Yowie
> (rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
> fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
unhealthy for cats as well.
Dan
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| Ginger-lyn Summer |
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:57:21 CST, "Yowie"
<yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
>incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
>another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
>likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
>use.
>
>Yowie
>(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
>fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
>
>
Like humans, it probably depends on sensitivities and any health
problems your cats may have. Watch your cats, and see if any have any
reactions to any particular incense. If not, you are probably fine.
If one does, you may want to try a different incense, or be sure to
have a fan going, window open, a/c on, etc. if you burn incense.
I personally, even with two asthmatic cats, have observed no problems
with using incense, as long as I don't do a huge amount of it.
Also, as was mentioned elsewhere, beware of any old leaded-wick
candles you may have.
Just my $1.02 worth.
Ginger-lyn
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| Baird Stafford |
Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> wrote:
<snip>
> Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
> might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
> wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
> not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
> unhealthy for cats as well.
IIRC, only candles from China were found to have this adulteration,
recently: it is not permitted, by law, in the US and perhaps in other
places - and the Chinese seem to have produced them only for export.
The last time "leaded" candles made the news, they were being pulled
from the market.
Blessed be,
Baird
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| Yowie |
"Harry Andruschak" <catharemeunuch@aol.comfyChair> wrote in message
news:20040729042427.12901.00000639@mb-m06.aol.com...
> 29 July around 1:15 AM
>
> The September 2004 issue of CAT FANCY magazine arrived today, and two
items
> interested me. First was an article on cat food, with nary a mention of
how
> evil dried food was. The second was a mention that cats do not like
perfumed
> litter. I know this by experience, and all the litter I use nowadays has
no
> perfumes or scents added.
>
> Which brings me to my question of the week: do cats dislike incense? Yes,
I
> have a reason for this question. Should I continue to avoid its use in my
> apartment? Right now, I leave the windows open 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year.
> Of course there are screens in the windows to keep the cats inside and the
> insects outside.
>
> Max, I am pleased to report, has started to come into the living room once
> more. When I get home at midnight, he is about half way up the new cat
tree.
> Fluffy and Silver will greet me at the door, and Czarina will wait until I
turn
> on the kitchen light.
>
> Right now, Czarina is resting on the platform above my monitor, where I am
> typing this. She is quite content, since this platform is higher then the
chair
> on which Fluffy is relaxing. Fluffy is content since she is right next to
me
> when she wants to be petted. Also, she is on a heated cat pad, and Czarina
> isn't. Both are purring. And it is time for me to go to bed.
>
>
> Reply to TheEunuchPagan AT aol DOT com
> Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails
> Eunuch, Solitary Pagan, and Cat-Daddy to
> ^..^ Czarina, Max, Fluffy, and Silver ^..^
> Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge: Tyler, Pearly, and Conway
> <Because Nice Matters>
I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
use.
Yowie
(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
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| Dan M |
> I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
> incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
> another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
> likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
> use.
>
> Yowie
> (rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
> fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
unhealthy for cats as well.
Dan
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| Ginger-lyn Summer |
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:57:21 CST, "Yowie"
<yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
>incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
>another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
>likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
>use.
>
>Yowie
>(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
>fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
>
>
Like humans, it probably depends on sensitivities and any health
problems your cats may have. Watch your cats, and see if any have any
reactions to any particular incense. If not, you are probably fine.
If one does, you may want to try a different incense, or be sure to
have a fan going, window open, a/c on, etc. if you burn incense.
I personally, even with two asthmatic cats, have observed no problems
with using incense, as long as I don't do a huge amount of it.
Also, as was mentioned elsewhere, beware of any old leaded-wick
candles you may have.
Just my $1.02 worth.
Ginger-lyn
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| Baird Stafford |
Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> wrote:
<snip>
> Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
> might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
> wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
> not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
> unhealthy for cats as well.
IIRC, only candles from China were found to have this adulteration,
recently: it is not permitted, by law, in the US and perhaps in other
places - and the Chinese seem to have produced them only for export.
The last time "leaded" candles made the news, they were being pulled
from the market.
Blessed be,
Baird
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| Yowie |
"Harry Andruschak" <catharemeunuch@aol.comfyChair> wrote in message
news:20040729042427.12901.00000639@mb-m06.aol.com...
> 29 July around 1:15 AM
>
> The September 2004 issue of CAT FANCY magazine arrived today, and two
items
> interested me. First was an article on cat food, with nary a mention of
how
> evil dried food was. The second was a mention that cats do not like
perfumed
> litter. I know this by experience, and all the litter I use nowadays has
no
> perfumes or scents added.
>
> Which brings me to my question of the week: do cats dislike incense? Yes,
I
> have a reason for this question. Should I continue to avoid its use in my
> apartment? Right now, I leave the windows open 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year.
> Of course there are screens in the windows to keep the cats inside and the
> insects outside.
>
> Max, I am pleased to report, has started to come into the living room once
> more. When I get home at midnight, he is about half way up the new cat
tree.
> Fluffy and Silver will greet me at the door, and Czarina will wait until I
turn
> on the kitchen light.
>
> Right now, Czarina is resting on the platform above my monitor, where I am
> typing this. She is quite content, since this platform is higher then the
chair
> on which Fluffy is relaxing. Fluffy is content since she is right next to
me
> when she wants to be petted. Also, she is on a heated cat pad, and Czarina
> isn't. Both are purring. And it is time for me to go to bed.
>
>
> Reply to TheEunuchPagan AT aol DOT com
> Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails
> Eunuch, Solitary Pagan, and Cat-Daddy to
> ^..^ Czarina, Max, Fluffy, and Silver ^..^
> Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge: Tyler, Pearly, and Conway
> <Because Nice Matters>
I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
use.
Yowie
(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
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| Dan M |
> I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
> incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
> another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
> likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
> use.
>
> Yowie
> (rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
> fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
unhealthy for cats as well.
Dan
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| Ginger-lyn Summer |
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:57:21 CST, "Yowie"
<yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
>incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
>another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
>likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
>use.
>
>Yowie
>(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
>fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
>
>
Like humans, it probably depends on sensitivities and any health
problems your cats may have. Watch your cats, and see if any have any
reactions to any particular incense. If not, you are probably fine.
If one does, you may want to try a different incense, or be sure to
have a fan going, window open, a/c on, etc. if you burn incense.
I personally, even with two asthmatic cats, have observed no problems
with using incense, as long as I don't do a huge amount of it.
Also, as was mentioned elsewhere, beware of any old leaded-wick
candles you may have.
Just my $1.02 worth.
Ginger-lyn
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| Baird Stafford |
Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> wrote:
<snip>
> Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
> might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
> wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
> not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
> unhealthy for cats as well.
IIRC, only candles from China were found to have this adulteration,
recently: it is not permitted, by law, in the US and perhaps in other
places - and the Chinese seem to have produced them only for export.
The last time "leaded" candles made the news, they were being pulled
from the market.
Blessed be,
Baird
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| Yowie |
"Harry Andruschak" <catharemeunuch@aol.comfyChair> wrote in message
news:20040729042427.12901.00000639@mb-m06.aol.com...
> 29 July around 1:15 AM
>
> The September 2004 issue of CAT FANCY magazine arrived today, and two
items
> interested me. First was an article on cat food, with nary a mention of
how
> evil dried food was. The second was a mention that cats do not like
perfumed
> litter. I know this by experience, and all the litter I use nowadays has
no
> perfumes or scents added.
>
> Which brings me to my question of the week: do cats dislike incense? Yes,
I
> have a reason for this question. Should I continue to avoid its use in my
> apartment? Right now, I leave the windows open 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year.
> Of course there are screens in the windows to keep the cats inside and the
> insects outside.
>
> Max, I am pleased to report, has started to come into the living room once
> more. When I get home at midnight, he is about half way up the new cat
tree.
> Fluffy and Silver will greet me at the door, and Czarina will wait until I
turn
> on the kitchen light.
>
> Right now, Czarina is resting on the platform above my monitor, where I am
> typing this. She is quite content, since this platform is higher then the
chair
> on which Fluffy is relaxing. Fluffy is content since she is right next to
me
> when she wants to be petted. Also, she is on a heated cat pad, and Czarina
> isn't. Both are purring. And it is time for me to go to bed.
>
>
> Reply to TheEunuchPagan AT aol DOT com
> Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails
> Eunuch, Solitary Pagan, and Cat-Daddy to
> ^..^ Czarina, Max, Fluffy, and Silver ^..^
> Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge: Tyler, Pearly, and Conway
> <Because Nice Matters>
I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
use.
Yowie
(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
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| Dan M |
> I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
> incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
> another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
> likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
> use.
>
> Yowie
> (rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
> fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
unhealthy for cats as well.
Dan
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| Ginger-lyn Summer |
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:57:21 CST, "Yowie"
<yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>I figure that if your kitties come into the same room with you whilst the
>incense is burning,t hey probably don't have an issue with incense. Its just
>another smell, after all, and since it isn't eu de ham or turkey, they most
>likely care about the smell as much as they care abotu which deodorant you
>use.
>
>Yowie
>(rec.cats.anecdotes added because somebody is likely to know there, having a
>fair whack of Pagans in that group too)
>
>
Like humans, it probably depends on sensitivities and any health
problems your cats may have. Watch your cats, and see if any have any
reactions to any particular incense. If not, you are probably fine.
If one does, you may want to try a different incense, or be sure to
have a fan going, window open, a/c on, etc. if you burn incense.
I personally, even with two asthmatic cats, have observed no problems
with using incense, as long as I don't do a huge amount of it.
Also, as was mentioned elsewhere, beware of any old leaded-wick
candles you may have.
Just my $1.02 worth.
Ginger-lyn
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| Baird Stafford |
Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> wrote:
<snip>
> Incense ought to be ok, but if you also have candles on your alter you
> might want to look closely at them. Some candles have a lead core in the
> wick. The concentration of lead in the smoke is low enough to probably
> not do harm to humans, but can be fatal to small birds so might well be
> unhealthy for cats as well.
IIRC, only candles from China were found to have this adulteration,
recently: it is not permitted, by law, in the US and perhaps in other
places - and the Chinese seem to have produced them only for export.
The last time "leaded" candles made the news, they were being pulled
from the market.
Blessed be,
Baird
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